Table 6. Cotton insect monitoring costs
  Acres Scouted Times per week wt Avg Cost Cost/scouted acre Total Cost
State   Scouted over all acres    
Alabama, South 150,000 1.20 $4.04 $7.00 $1,050,000
Alabama, Central 60,000 1.30 $4.24 $6.00 $360,000
Alabama, North 250,000 1.30 $4.68 $5.25 $1,312,500
Arizona Bt 170,100 1.85 $8.10 $9.00 $1,530,900
Arizona Conv 99,000 1.81 $8.80 $8.89 $880,110
Arkansas, Northeast 500,000 1.00 $6.36 $7.00 $3,500,000
Arkansas, Southeast 400,000 1.70 $8.00 $9.00 $3,600,000
California, San Joaquin Valley 800,000 1.20 $9.82 $10.00 $8,000,000
Florida 94,000 1.20 $7.56 $9.25 $869,500
Georgia 1,200,000 1.20 $5.84 $7.25 $8,700,000
Kansas 35,000 1.00 $4.77 $6.00 $210,000
Louisiana Conv 147,637 1.60 $9.37 $10.34 $1,526,567
Louisiana Bt 663,200 1.60 $9.90 $10.34 $6,857,488
Mississippi Delta 1,059,000 1.70 $7.60 $8.00 $8,472,000
Mississippi Hills 450,000 1.50 $6.50 $8.00 $3,600,000
Missouri 323,900 1.00 $4.21 $5.13 $1,661,607
New Mexico 34,000 1.00 $4.87 $9.00 $306,000
North Carolina Bt 424,000 0.70 $5.12 $7.50 $3,180,000
North Carolina Conv 260,000 1.20 $5.84 $7.50 $1,950,000
Oklahoma 110,000 1.50 $3.42 $5.90 $649,000
South Carolina 240,000 1.20 $4.76 $5.75 $1,380,000
Tennessee 338,802 1.00 $3.24 $5.82 $1,970,295
Texas, Upper Gulf Coast 238,500 1.00 $5.40 $6.00 $1,431,000
Texas, Lower Gulf Coast 360,000 1.00 $4.80 $6.00 $2,160,000
Texas, Northern Rolling Plains 30,000 1.50 $0.25 $4.29 $128,700
Texas, High Plains 750,000 1.20 $1.55 $5.25 $3,937,500
Texas, Far West 4,000 1.00 $0.04 $5.00 $20,000
Texas, Lower Rio Grande Valley 200,000 0.30 $4.61 $4.95 $990,000
Texas, Southern Rolling Plains 60,000 1.00 $0.52 $5.00 $300,000
Texas, Northern Blacklands 60,000 1.00 $3.38 $4.50 $270,000
Texas, Southern Blacklands 30,000 1.30 $1.75 $5.25 $157,500
Virginia 20,000 1.50 $1.65 $8.50 $170,000
Total US 9,561,139 1.27 $4.83 $7.44 $71,130,666